þyld

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þuldi, from Proto-Germanic *þuldiz, *þulþiz (“endurance, patience”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θyld/, [θyɫd]
  • Rhymes: -yld

Noun

þyld n or f

  1. patience, long-suffering; endurance

Declension

(when neuter) Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þyld þyld
accusative þyld þyld
genitive þyldes þylda
dative þylde þyldum

(when feminine) Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative þyld þylda, þylde
accusative þylde þylda, þylde
genitive þylde þylda
dative þylde þyldum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: þild
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